What Challenges Does Greek Make
For some, it takes a life-changing experience to grasp how fortunate they are and to understand not to take things for granted. For Izzy, it took a horrible car accident which resulted in the loss of half of her leg to realize how essential the things one thought were so small and unimportant truly are. Throughout the book Izzy, Willy Nilly, Cynthia Voigt confronted the main character, Izzy, with numerous unexpected incidences that she had to conquer. Izzy had always been known as the “nice girl” with an almost-perfect life until one foolish mistake changed everything and people only knew her as the cripple. Luckily, Izzy had a girl named Rosamunde on her side for the whole journey. Rosamunde played a vital role in Izzy's healing by always
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During Rosamunde’s first visit to the hospital to see Izzy, the first thing she said was, “You look terrible” (88), which goes to show how blunt of a person she is. Unlike everyone who was thinking this but avoiding it, Rosamunde had the courage to ask Izzy, “What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?” (95), which ultimately helped Izzy face reality. What happened, happened and if everyone pretended like everything remained normal, Izzy would never be able to move on. Lastly, when Rosamunde walked in on a phone call between Izzy and her brother, she thought whoever was on the other end of the phone line was distressing Izzy. Thinking she was having Izzy’s back and helping her, she stole the phone away and told Izzy’s brother, “I don’t know what you were saying, but whatever it was it wasn’t any too smart”...“you’d better hang up, hadn’t you?” (110). At the time, Rosamunde didn’t realize the other person on the phone was Izzy’s brother, but she was just trying to protect Izzy’s feelings, and it’s the thought that counts. Telling the truth and being upfront is key to any relationship, and that’s a main reason why Rosamunde was able to connect with and support
During Rosamunde’s first visit to the hospital to see Izzy, the first thing she said was, “You look terrible” (88), which goes to show how blunt of a person she is. Unlike everyone who was thinking this but avoiding it, Rosamunde had the courage to ask Izzy, “What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?” (95), which ultimately helped Izzy face reality. What happened, happened and if everyone pretended like everything remained normal, Izzy would never be able to move on. Lastly, when Rosamunde walked in on a phone call between Izzy and her brother, she thought whoever was on the other end of the phone line was distressing Izzy. Thinking she was having Izzy’s back and helping her, she stole the phone away and told Izzy’s brother, “I don’t know what you were saying, but whatever it was it wasn’t any too smart”...“you’d better hang up, hadn’t you?” (110). At the time, Rosamunde didn’t realize the other person on the phone was Izzy’s brother, but she was just trying to protect Izzy’s feelings, and it’s the thought that counts. Telling the truth and being upfront is key to any relationship, and that’s a main reason why Rosamunde was able to connect with and support